link.dump.3.6.2026
girl scouts, science, electricity, and broken pottery
I read a lot of random stuff. Link Dumps are the things I think are worth remembering. You can always check out my Link Dump Tag if you’re looking for even more to read and please forward to anyone else you think might find these interesting.
Good piece on a way to reform science research. It sounds…so fucking dysfunctional as it stands right now.
Hot on the heels of all the Anthropic/Department of Defense stuff FIRE director Stephen Lukianoff has some thoughts also. This was a lens I hadn’t thought of. Even more recent information captured directly by FIRE here as well.
Also Anthropic/DoD, Noah Smith has the best summarization of everything. His conclusions, too, are pretty compelling. If AI is a weapon, why don’t we regulate it like one?
Marijuana and Girl Scout cookies are a bit like peanut butter and chocolate. This is entrepreneurship done right.
Interesting dive into how Japan could growth their manufacturing for the United States.
Derek Thompson On Being a Dad. I enjoyed his take and how very different it is from mine while still being very familiar.
An analysis of Chinese electricity usage vs. US usage. What I always appreciate about Hannah Ritchie’s pieces is her explanation of the nuances.
And The Dispatch has a deep dive into why energy costs of AI datacenters is not as cut and dried as “just make them pay for it.” Is AI Really to Blame for Costly Electricity Bills?
And in the same vein, and near and dear to my heart, I don’t know if my job will still exist in ten years [because of AI]. Sean is not wrong, the world is in flux.
Finally the first of two pieces on the War in Iran. From Applied Idealism: I Support the War in Iran
And as a chaser - my first gift link from The Dispatch - Nick Catoggio on the Broken Pottery approach to American foreign policy. In the end I think these two pieces are the best arguments I’ve seen for the conflict at this point.